The World Bank In Malaysia

Over the past 50 years, Malaysia has successfully reduced extreme poverty and promoted shared prosperity. Its goal is to attain high-income and developed nation status while ensuring that shared prosperity is sustainable.

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WORLD BANK IN MALAYSIA

We collaborate with Malaysia for inclusive growth, prosperity, and developed nation status, while maintaining global leadership in sustainable finance. Read our Annual Reports here.
MALAYSIA ECONOMIC MONITOR FEB 2023

Expanding Malaysia's Digital Frontier

Underpinning Malaysia’s recovery with digital technologies can revitalize and raise the quality of economic growth

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Shaping First Steps

A comprehensive review of Malaysia's preschool education landscape, conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.

Malaysia At-A-Glance

Malaysia has successfully diversified its economy from one that was initially agriculture and commodity-based in the 1960s, to manufacturing and services sectors. With less than 1 percent of Malaysian households living in extreme poverty, and the government’s focus has shifted toward addressing the well-being of the poorest 40 percent of the population.

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EAP Chief Economist Research Center

The East Asia & Pacific Chief Economist (EAPCE) Research Center based in the World Bank Group Inclusive Growth & Sustainable Finance Hub in Malaysia is envisaged to become a center of intellectual leadership on economic development of regional and global significance.

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Analytics, Advisory and Research at the Malaysia Hub

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Ndiamé Diop

Country Director for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand

Yasuhiko Matsuda

Country Manager for Malaysia

Apurva Sanghi

Lead Economist for Malaysia

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Aiming High - Navigating the Next Stage of Malaysia’s Development

Achieving high-income status is almost a certainty for Malaysia, but navigating this next stage of development will require tough reforms in 6 key areas
Malaysia's Resilient Recovery

Near-real-time insights on COVID-19's impact: World Bank's High Frequency Household Surveys and Business Pulse Surveys.
Connecting Malaysia’s Islamic and Sustainable Finance to the World

The Hub partners with its Malaysian counterparts in cementing the country’s global leadership in Islamic finance.
The Global Green Finance Leadership Program

The program provides a platform for an in-depth regional dialogue on best practices, inspiring innovations, and the challenges of scaling-up sustainable finance.

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